LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Blackpool pleasure beach fire

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:17

Description

Report on a fire at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, no one was injured but some rides were badly damaged. Follows a previous IRA attack on the town, its not clear if this is is also an IRA attack. With comment from Senior Divisional Commander of the fire services Graham Thompson; eyewitnesses; Inspector Rick Saunders; Geoffrey Thompson from the owners of the pleasure beach. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Graham Thompson; Rick Saunders; Geoffrey Thompson

Keywords

Fires; Terrorism; Blackpool; Fire fighters; Fire damage

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